| Fossil range | Middle Pleistocene to Recent |
|---|---|
| Taxon | Bathyergus |
| Authority | Illiger, 1811 |
| Type species | Mus maritimus |
| Type species authority | Gmelin, 1788 |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | Bathyergus janetta Bathyergus suillus |
Bathyergus is the genus of dune mole-rats endemic to South Africa. It contains two species :
- Namaqua dune mole-rat - B. janetta
- Cape dune mole-rat - B. suillus